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Easy Company paratrooper Joseph Liebgott, portrayed by Ross McCall in Band of Brothers, disappeared from society for two years after the war. He didn’t inform his parents as to where he went or that he had even come back. His family believes that he was suffering from PTSD and decided to stay off the radar as he slowly tried to re-enter society. He eventually re-emerged and family members learned he was living near Yuma, California. He worked as a barber, met a woman named Peggy and got married, raising 8 children. He never told his children that he had fought in WWII. They only found out after the publication of the book and the release of the miniseries, which chronicled the actions of his company during the war.
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The Silent Sacrifice of Joseph Liebgott: The Untold Story Behind Band of Brothers’ Troubled Paratrooper When HBO’s Band of Brothers first aired, millions of viewers became captivated by the harrowing journey of Easy Company, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as they fought their way from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Among these […]
